cardiovascular event (atheroembolic event)
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Introduction
A general term used in reference to pathological events of cardiovascular nature, i.e.
Epidemiology
- burden of cardiovascular-risk-factors is lowest in low-income countries
- highest incidence of major cardiovascular events is also in low-income countries*[1]
* editorialist speculates that improved healthcare delivery & access to high-quality care in low- and middle-income countries may account for this paradox[1]
Pathology
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Krumholz HM Cardiovascular-Risk-Factor Burden and CV Events: Paradoxical Findings Across Low- and High-Income Countries. Physician's First Watch, Aug 28, 2014 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org
Yusuf S Cardiovascular Risk and Events in 17 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries. N Engl J Med 2014; 371:818-827. August 28, 2014 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25162888 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1311890